diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 697489ef9..7a12bde30 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
-		<reactor.version>3.0.4.RELEASE</reactor.version>
+		<reactor-bom.version>Aluminium-SR1</reactor-bom.version>
 		<spring-cloud-stream.version>Brooklyn.SR2</spring-cloud-stream.version>
 		<wrapper.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</wrapper.version>
 		<spring-boot.version>1.5.1.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
-				<artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
-				<version>${reactor.version}</version>
+				<artifactId>reactor-bom</artifactId>
+				<version>${reactor-bom.version}</version>
+				<type>pom</type>
+				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/pom.xml
index 8fc5e0c7e..533cbb2e9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/pom.xml
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-deployer-thin.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-deployer-thin.version>
-		<reactor.version>3.0.4.RELEASE</reactor.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+			<artifactId>maven-aether-provider</artifactId>
+			<version>3.3.9</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-function-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/ApplicationRunner.java b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/ApplicationRunner.java
index 0eaef5e5a..65cdd29d5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/ApplicationRunner.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/ApplicationRunner.java
@@ -32,16 +32,12 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.eclipse.aether.artifact.DefaultArtifact;
 import org.eclipse.aether.graph.Dependency;
-import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException;
-
 import org.springframework.boot.Banner.Mode;
 import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
-import org.springframework.boot.cli.compiler.RepositoryConfigurationFactory;
-import org.springframework.boot.cli.compiler.grape.DependencyResolutionContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.loader.archive.Archive;
-import org.springframework.boot.loader.thin.AetherEngine;
 import org.springframework.boot.loader.thin.ArchiveUtils;
+import org.springframework.boot.loader.thin.DependencyResolver;
 import org.springframework.cloud.deployer.thin.ContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
@@ -129,31 +125,23 @@ public class ApplicationRunner implements CommandLineRunner {
 		for (URL url : urls) {
 			child.add(url);
 		}
-		DependencyResolutionContext context = new DependencyResolutionContext();
-		AetherEngine engine = AetherEngine.create(
-				RepositoryConfigurationFactory.createDefaultRepositoryConfiguration(),
-				context);
+		DependencyResolver resolver = DependencyResolver.instance();
 		String reactor = getReactorCoordinates();
 		// spring-core is OK, spring-context is not, spring-messaging depends on
 		// spring-context (so it is not OK)
 		String spring = getSpringCoordinates();
-		try {
-			List<File> resolved = engine.resolve(
-					Arrays.asList(new Dependency(new DefaultArtifact(reactor), "runtime"),
-							new Dependency(new DefaultArtifact(spring), "runtime")));
-			for (File archive : resolved) {
-				try {
-					URL url = archive.toURI().toURL();
-					parent.add(url);
-					child.remove(url);
-				}
-				catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-					throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot locate jar for: " + archive);
-				}
+		List<File> resolved = Arrays.asList(
+				resolver.resolve(new Dependency(new DefaultArtifact(reactor), "runtime")),
+				resolver.resolve(new Dependency(new DefaultArtifact(spring), "runtime")));
+		for (File archive : resolved) {
+			try {
+				URL url = archive.toURI().toURL();
+				parent.add(url);
+				child.remove(url);
+			}
+			catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+				throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot locate jar for: " + archive);
 			}
-		}
-		catch (ArtifactResolutionException e) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot resolve archive for " + reactor, e);
 		}
 		logger.info("Parent: " + parent);
 		logger.info("Child: " + child);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/spring-cloud-function-sample-pojo/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/spring-cloud-function-sample-pojo/pom.xml
index 9265b90bf..0a1779fb8 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/spring-cloud-function-sample-pojo/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/spring-cloud-function-sample-pojo/pom.xml
@@ -21,16 +21,10 @@
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-function.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-function.version>
 		<wrapper.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</wrapper.version>
-		<reactor.version>3.0.4.RELEASE</reactor.version>
+		<reactor.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</reactor.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<!-- TODO: this shouldn't be needed (bug in thin launcher) -->
-			<groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
-			<artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
-			<version>${reactor.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-function-web</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/spring-cloud-function-sample/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/spring-cloud-function-sample/pom.xml
index dc7121c89..b3f530f23 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/spring-cloud-function-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/spring-cloud-function-sample/pom.xml
@@ -21,17 +21,11 @@
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-function.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-function.version>
 		<wrapper.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</wrapper.version>
-		<reactor.version>3.0.4.RELEASE</reactor.version>
+		<reactor.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</reactor.version>
 		<spring-boot.version>1.5.1.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<!-- TODO: this shouldn't be needed (bug in thin launcher) -->
-			<groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
-			<artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
-			<version>${reactor.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-function-web</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-stream/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-stream/pom.xml
index 875fd8d9d..e3e34fe1b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-stream/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-stream/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
-		<reactor.version>3.0.4.RELEASE</reactor.version>
 		<stream.version>1.1.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</stream.version>
 	</properties>